the amount or quantity of type that a composing stick will hold
stickful in American English
(ˈstɪkˌfʊl)
noun
the contents of a composing stick
stickful in American English
(ˈstɪkˌful)
nounWord forms: plural-fuls
Printing
as much set type as a composing stick will hold, usually about two column inches
Word origin
[1675–85; stick1 + -ful]This word is first recorded in the period 1675–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: denature, eclectic, explorer, muscular, retouch-ful is a suffix meaning “full of,” “characterized by” (shameful; beautiful; careful; thoughtful); “tending to,” “able to” (wakeful; harmful); or “as much as will fill” (spoonful)